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[FATHER OF GEORGE OF GRAYGRETE AND
GRFATHER OF ISABEL PICKERSGILL NEE SEWARD]
In the name of God Amen I John Seward of
Swetton in the Countie of Yorke yeoman
Being weake in Body but sound in Minde and
perfecte memorie praised be Almightie God for the same Butt calling
to mind the uncertaintie of this transittorie Life and that all
flesh must yield unto Death when it shall please God to Call And
minding to sett in order my worldly Estate and such things as it
hath pleased god ffarr Above my Diserts to bestow upon me in this
world Do make and Ordaine this my Last will and Testament The first
Day of March in the year of Our Lord One thousand six hundred
seventie and eight as in manner and fforme following Revoaking and
Anulling by these presents and making voyd all other will and wills
and Testament and Testaments by me fformerly made and Ordained and
this only to be taken for my last will and Testament and None other
and the first and Above all things I Give and bequeath my soule to
God my maker hoping to be saved by the Death and passion of Jesus
Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer and My body to be Buried in
Christian Burriall And as for my worldly Estate I Give and bequeath
as ffolloweth
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Thomas
Seward my eldest sone all the money Goods household stuff and other
things which he now hath in his owne Name and profession which are
now upon the ffarms which I or he holds under mrs Horsman of Rippon
widdow or mrs Stanhopp in the sayd Countie of Yorke And also two
parts of all my sheep in thre parts to be divided upon Condition
that the sayd Thomas my sone shall pay unto Penelope my wife and
unto my two daughters one halfe of all such sume or sums of Money as
I have hearafter in this my will Given unto them and at such time or
times as is hearafter Nominated and set downe.
Item I do Give and bequeath unto George Seward
my younger sone all my Right title Tenant Right and Interest which I
have in all my Lands and Tenements in Swetton which I now Live on
and also all my Goods both Quick and Dead which I now have of my
sayd Lands and in my owne possession and one third part of all my
sheep which I have upon Condition that the sayd George Seward shall
pay unto Penelope my wife and my two daughters one other halfe part
of all such sume or sums of money as I have hearafter in this my
will Given unto them and at such time or times as is hearafter
Nominated and sett downe
Item I Give unto the sayd Penelope my wife
three pounds in the year During her Naturall Life in Lien of her
Dower and Right of her widow part of all my Lands and Goods
whatsoever
Item I Give unto Jane my Daughter ffower
pounds more besides that I have all ready Given her in full of her
filliall part and Child portion to be payd within one year after my
Decease or as soon after as she shall Come to Demand the same
Item I Give and bequeath unto Mary Seward my
Daughter twentie pounds as her ffilliall part or Child portion to be
payd unto her within one year after my Decease and her ........two
years after my Decease
And I Do hearby Nominate and Apoynt the sayd
Thomas and George my two sons Joynt Executors of this my Last will
and Testament to whom I do hearby Give and bequeath all the rest of
my Goods in this my will unbequeathed after my Debts payd and
funeral expenses Discharged In witness hearof I have hear unto sett
my hand and seale this Day and year Above written
Sealed Published and Declared
In the Sight and presence of uss
John Seward [marks]
Thomas Holdsworth [signs]
William Horsman [marks]
Sammuell Wilson Jun [signs]
Note items that could be relevant from ripon
pr which suggest Mrs Horsman and Mrs Stanhope are the same person:
Stanhope 1677/09/20 m Stanhope Mr John/Horsforth
& Mrs Hannah
Horsman Ripon
Stanhope 1708/04/12 m Stanhope Hannah Mrs of
Ripon & Henry
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